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21-05-10, 10:39
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A 1945 Sherman tank would indeed be painted in US Olive Drab, not sure about the FSN number as I understand the shade of US Olive Drab changed during the war. You would definitely want to use what retailers could be labelling "late" US Olive Drab paint. Read more about the shades of OD here. Orginally the paint would have been matt, but in the interest of longlivety I would advise you to up to the highest shade of gloss that would be acceptable for you. Hope this helps, Hanno
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22-05-10, 02:17
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M4a2e8 ?
Hi Guys
Thanks for all the replies Anthony, can you point out the little details that would make you believe this a M4A2E8? I passed you comments onto another expert who said that was incorrect. He said this tank had run on diesel not gasoline If you can supply me with any extra info, it would be appreciated, as I don't want to make any errors in the insignia we paint on it after wards Thanks Last edited by Royal Canadian Ordance Corps; 22-05-10 at 02:25.
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22-05-10, 04:19
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Here in Canada after the war, we only had M4A2E8s. They were equipped with the twin GM 671 diesel powerplant, hence your referenced diesel comment. The M4A3E8s we borrowed from the Yanks in Korea were gasoline-powered, using the Ford GAA V8 engine.
Interestingly, the story is that a lot of our surplus E8s ended up in the Israeli Army back in the 60s, courtesy of Levy's Auto Parts in Toronto (now long defunct). They were sold off by the government once we began re-equipping with Centurions and were subsequently resold. Quote:
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